Category: New Word Wednesdays
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Calabash
Noun Definition: a tropical American tree, Crescentia cujete, of the bignonia family, bearing large, gourdlike fruit Ex. My mother warned me not to sit underneath the calabash tree in case one of its gourds fell. Noun Definition: a bottle, kettle, ladle, etc., made from such a shell Ex. My uncle gifted my mother a few…
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Curlicue
Noun Definition: an ornamental, fancy curl or twist, as in a signature Ex. The graphologist could tell the signature was fraudulent by its lack of curlicue.
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Glib
Adjective Definition: readily fluent, often thoughtlessly, superficially, or insincerely so Ex. Mrs. Dupree was a glib talker who would gossip about everyone and anyone Adjective Definition: easy or unconstrained, as actions or manners Ex. To the upper class of Brighton, Ashley’s glib manner was a sign of her poor breeding.
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Stodgy
Adjective Definition: heavy, dull, or uninteresting; tediously commonplace; boring Ex. The writer’s style was incredibly stodgy, making it difficult for the students to read for long. Adjective Definition: old-fashioned; unduly formal and traditional Ex. The father’s obsession with upholding the family’s stodgy traditions pushed away his adult children. Adjective Definition: dull; graceless; inelegant Ex. The woman expressed her…
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Jamboree
Noun Definition: a large gathering, as of a political party or the teams of a sporting league, often including a program of speeches and entertainment. Ex. The candidate held a jamboree in order to rally their supporters. Noun Definition: any large gathering with a partylike atmosphere Ex. The festival was quite the jamboree, a nice…
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Rigmarole
Noun Definition: an elaborate or complicated procedure Ex. Bureaucracy created a rigmarole of a filing process to discourage people from submitting reports against them. Noun Definition: confused, incoherent, foolish, or meaningless talk Ex. Ellen’s political ravings over tea became a rigmarole as I continued to listen to her.
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Veridical
Adjective Definition: truthful; veracious; Ex. Everyone was stunned when it was found that the allegations of foul play were found veridical. Adjective Definition: corresponding to facts; not illusory; real; actual; genuine Ex. The ancient statue turned out to be a veridical artifact.
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Obstreperous
Adjective Definition: resisting control or restraint in a difficult manner; Ex. The horse grew obstreperous in the hands of the inexperienced rider. Adjective Ex. unruly; noisy, clamorous, or boisterous Ex. The obstreperous children jumped from couch to couch, screaming at the top of their lungs.
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Vituperation
Noun Definition: bitter and abusive language Ex. Her mother’s vituperation left scars on her psyche well into her adulthood.
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Lithe
Adjective Definition: (especially of a person’s body) thin, supple, and graceful Ex. The deer’s lithe body allowed it to navigate the twisted trees easily.
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